H
Idioms beginning with "H"
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Contents of H:
[heart skip a beat] or [heart miss a beat]
1. The heart leaves out or seems to leave out a beat; the heart beats hard or leaps from excitement or strong feeling. — Often considered trite.
* /When Paul saw the bear standing in front of him, his heart […]
[heart stand still] {v. phr.}
To be very frightened or worried.
Johnny's heart stood still when he saw his dog run into the street in front of a car.
Everybody's heart stood still when the President announced that war was declared.
Compare: […]
[heart-to-heart] {adj.}
Speaking freely and seriously about something private.
The father decided to have a heart-to-heart talk with his son about smoking.
She waited until they were alone so she could have a heart-to-heart talk with him.
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[heartbreaker] {n.}
One with numerous admirers of the opposite sex; one with whom others fall in love readily.
Tom, who has four girls in love with him at college, has developed the reputation of being a heartbreaker.
[heave in sight] {v. phr.}
To seem to rise above the horizon at sea and come into sight; come into view; become visible. — Usually used of ships.
A ship hove in sight many miles away on the horizon.
[heave to] {v.}
To bring a ship to a stop; bring a sailing ship to a standstill by setting the sails in a certain way.
"Heave to!" the captain shouted to his crew.
* /We fired a warning shot across the front of the pirate ship to make her heave […]